Republican leaders in Oklahoma remain steadfastly opposed to Medicaid expansion

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Paging Bushie....

[Indy Texas]

Like ODF, they're probably all getting free IndianCare due to their 1/128th Cherokee ancestry or whatever.

[Joe Republic]

Like ODF, they're probably all getting free IndianCare due to their 1/128th Cherokee ancestry or whatever.

omg my intended post here was virtually the same as yours.

[DC Al Fine]

Yeah that's really unfortunate. The GOP in states like this really ought to get serious about proposing their own plans if they aren't going to accept funding. They don't even have to be Obama-Care-like plans. I'd love to see a state or two implement a couple of the solutions promoted by right wing think tanks (E.g. Tort reform) just to see how they work in practice.

[The_Doctor]

One thing for after 2017, if we capture the White House. The new president and the new HHS department could be more flexible in what ways states take on Medicaid expansion. For example, plans that were refused under Obama would be probably be authorized by a Republican White House. That could push Medicaid expansion forward.

Some red states may be waiting to see what way the White House blows before submitting plans for approval.

[Indy Texas]

Yeah that's really unfortunate. The GOP in states like this really ought to get serious about proposing their own plans if they aren't going to accept funding. They don't even have to be Obama-Care-like plans. I'd love to see a state or two implement a couple of the solutions promoted by right wing think tanks (E.g. Tort reform) just to see how they work in practice.

If tort reform were going to magically reduce healthcare costs so everyone could afford insurance, Texas wouldn't have a 25% uninsured rate despite one of the most anti-plaintiff legal environments in the country.